Transmission mechanism



Aug. 3l i926@ W. E. WILSON TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Original'Fled Ma'y 3. 1924 INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 3l', `1926.

@einen sier-tis wLLraM n. Winsen, or Bunyan, comerme, assitance. or cnn-Hann fro convv MCLAUGHLIN Ann Trainen-Eiserne 'ro nanna: euninomvrnm Borri; on DENVER,

nominano.

TRANSMSSM Application led May 3, 192%, Seriai No. Renewed JanuarylZZ, 192.6. l

en object of this invention is to provide an improved constructionffor a transmission mechanism. y

A further object of this invention is `to provide an improved construction for a transmission mechanismin which the various ratio-determining gears are in mesh and there is a minimum of shifting of gears.v the relation of some of theI gears in use being carried out by throwing in and out of locking' lugs operated internally of certain gears.

ily invention consists inthe construction,v

arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointedy out in the claims and illustrated bythe accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section and Figure 2 is a detailfragmentary cross-section illustrating/the preferred form of my improved device.

Figures 3 and 4 are fragmentary crosssections lat right angles to each other, illustrating a modified form of connection usable in the device. 1

Figure is a fragmentary longitudinal section illustrating a further modified form of connection usable in the device.

Figure '6 isa fragmentary cross-section illustrating a further modied form of connection usable in the device.

In the construction of the mechanism as shown the numeral designatesahousing, which is provided with a removable andreplaceable cover plate llgiving accessto the c interior o f the housing. Registering bear.-

ings 12, 13 are formed in thelower portions of the ends of the housing `10 and shafts 14, are journaledtherein, the shaft 15 being.

formed with a journal end `entering and ,p'ivs otally supporting the adjacent endp,ortion of the shaft 14, as shown by dotted-lines in Fig. ,1. The shaft 14 is adapted to be connected to an engine or motor and is herein- .after referred to as the engineshaft, while the shaft 15 isv adaptedto be connected to any device to bevdriven, such as the propeller shaft of al1-automobile, and herein-` after is referred to as the Afollower shaft. Registering bearings 16, 17 are formedin the upper portions of the ends'of the housing.

10 and a hollow countershaft 18 isjournaled in said bearings parallel withtheshafts 14,

15. lntermeshing gears19,20, substantially alike in diameter, are mountedsrigidly on the shafts 15 and 18, tol transmitpower from creasing diameters, are mountedon the engine tshaft';""thei gears `21and 22' being secured rigidly to the'shaft, while `the gear 23 is splined'to andshiftable longitudinally of theshaft. Grearsv 24,25 and 26 of varying diameters are mounted looselyon the hollow countershaft 18 and are spaced apart and fromfthe gear 2O andA one endof the housing by suitable loose collars `o`r bushings 2 The gears and 26 arein mesh with the' gears 22 land 23 respectively yatl all times. The gear 24 is in. Vmesh with a reversing pinion 28 j ournaled onl a stub shaft- 29 fixed in and projecting inwardly from vthe adjacent endpportion of the housing, and said pinion is in .mesh at all times with'the gear 21. rllhe gear 19 isformedwith: internal gear, 30 adapted to receive and mesh with theexternal gear Q3, which is shift-able on they engine shaft 14. The gear 23 is formed,V

with anannularly-g'rooved hub 31 on one endv adapted to receive and journalV in a shifting fork 32lext`ending obliquely on a plane ybetween the gears 25, 26. A shifting rod 33 is mounted for reciprocation through one end of the housing 10fand is connected at its innert` end to said fork; An expansive coiled spring 34 is mounted on the rod 33 and impinges at opposite ends on thev fork and housing end` respectively, tending to move the forli and gear 23 towardlthe center of the housing and away froml the gear 19. A; lever 35 is fulcrumed atv one enden the housing 10` and is formed with a slot 36 between its ends and als'ois formed with a fork 37 on its free end, the opening, of the fork registering with the bore i of the hollow countershaft 18; The rod 33 lies in a plane adjustingirod40 is formed with a series ,ofi spaced annular grooves 41, preferably V- shaped lin cross-sectiomgand spring-backed v checkp`ins42 arel mounted in radial holesin the bearing 39 and coiintershaft18 and are adjusted by screws 43 in said holes. The

gears 24, k and 26 are formed with internalA ratcheteshaped slotsf44 2). VvPairs/45,

46, 47 of locking lugs areinounted for reoutwardly radially thereof into engagement with theradial wallsy of the `slots 44 of the gears. The f lugs 46; and 47 areea'ch formed with beveled inner. 'ends and leaf springs 48 areiixedtosaid beveled facfesiand l l y A 'y asfliighv. 'will be observed that the boss must be operated' to conne'ic'tthe low-andinterniediate gears respectively"progressivei extend laterallyY from veach offtihe locking lugs and bear slidinglyL at'tlieir outer ends. onthe wall of the bore of theshaftl'Sfandtend vto move Ysaidxlugs toward` the rodi 40.

The'loking lugspreferably are forniedfwith curved cavitieson their innerends adapted to 4receive at' times and partiallyv embrace and forni acheck y fora boss* 49, "of oblate ly, the adjusting rod is moved to plate the boss 49between` and caiiseit to force the .i lugs 46 outwardly into enga-geinentwith the "gear 2O thereonand rotating the followery position to force outwardly the lugs 47 intoV form, fixed to theadjusting rod 40. A collar 50 is fixed to the adjusting rod 40 be-y tween the boss'49 andfork l37 e and spaced from said boss.

ln practical use oft-lie mechanism thus 'far-'described the adustiiig rod 4() is moved to the leftfso aste locate the boss 49 in the space betweenithe pairsyirof locking lug-s45r 'and 46, which is a neutral spaee, pe1iiiittiiig v allV ofthe lugs t'obe withdrawn `by their.l

springs 48 out vof `lengagement'with gears 24, 25 and26. The engiiie'sliaft 14 being under rotation thegears' 21, 22 and 23 mesh with and drive thegears 24, 2,5 and 26 idly and the'hollow countershaftplS is held stationary by the load-of the follower shaftl 15. `When it is desired to drive the follower shaft reversely, the adjusting rod is inoved Vto place the boss `49 between and force the.r

locking lugs 45 outwardly into engagement withv the vgear 24, thus locking said gear to v' the countershaft `18, rotating they counter-v gear 25, thus locking said gear to the Coun tershaft 18, rotatingsaid countershaft and shaft through tlieinediumof the gear 19 ata given ratio known as low. Then the adjusting rod may'V be.. moved further in.- the direction. last suggested to releaseI the.v boss `49 from the-lugs46and place it, after.

crossingy av neutral space,i between and`r in engagement with the gear 26,"thus looking saidV gear to the countershaft 1S5 rotating rotating the follower `shaft through the iiiediuni of the gear '19 at a different ratio known as .seeondfv or ,niterniediate Then theadjusting rod may vbe moved further in the direction lastsuggested to release theboss49 from vthe lugs 47 y'and place it neutrally, Vand further to cause the collar 50.to engage the fork 37 and'niove the lever l35outwardly'through an arcto the end engine shaft '14 'to' andy therebyy driving the followersliaft at'y -aldiiierent speed known lyfaiid inA a'dianceof the i'p'eration of the high gear, connection.` rlhe y"check supplied'bythepinsf42 engaging inV one or another of thea'iinular grooves41",V tends t0- h'oldltlieladjusting rod 40 in one or another of its Yfour operative positions, pending pesiti'v'e'moveinent' of said. rod by any means 90 inv' lever not shown. After. operating the iiiechanisiii at highvrspeech lthe rod'40 may' employed yfor'rtli'at purpose, such as a shiftbe operated to place the boss 49 in any other of the several vpositions "described, but the return 'to low inustbe'through interme-` diateland the return to reverse niustbe through low. lVhenr ,high is abandoned by release oftheV engaging pressure' through the lever 35, the spring 34 Vreturns the fork` 32 te neutral position and thusthe gear 23 is disengaged frein the gear 3() andreturned tol soleengagenient with the gear 26.1.It will be observedfthat during the high operation the gear23 engages both of the gears 26 and 80, sothat in'being returned and disengaged from the gear '30 it does not have tvojpickfup' the gear 26` thus 'avoiding any risk ofstripping it or the latter gear. In Figures 3 'and 4 the gear 25 (or it may be 24er 26)' is shown with coneaved seatsl 44 in its bore `instead ofthe ratchet slots 44, which seatsgare parti-spherical. AlsoV b'alls 46 are substituted for the lugs 46 andf the bossv 49 on the rodj40 is shown with a' cylindrical central-portion andv rounded i enes foreeQin veonnefetiiig the countershaft 18'toy the gearbut will ridefreely in the counter seats44 andeffects an operative connection between the gear and thel coiiiitershaft,

f Inv the construction' as shown in Figure 5, coneavecbgroves 44T are formed in Vthe bore of the gear as asiibstitutev for the ciip `A seats 44', the structure vandoperation of the e Vdevice" the countershaft and gear 20 thereon and of shifting thegear `2f3iiito iiiesli with the ninternal'geary 30.','tlius'tlir`e'etly locking the -11,5 y Thefsprings are omitted. When the;` boss 49. iswitlidrawnj from the balls to neutral p'ositiomsaidballs will offer little or no]v 'i120 shaft. pVVlien the boss 49 is' positioned as shown, it holdsy the balls in the cup-shaped fir LJ In the contruction of the device as shown in. Figure 6 right-angled seats (dotted lines) 44@ eight in number, are formed in the bore of the gear as a substitute for the cup seats 44 and the locking lugs 46 areformed as pins with pointed outer ends adapted to enOage in said seats, said lugs being operated in one direction by the boss 49on the rod 40. The operation of the pins or lugs 46 relative to the seats 44 is substantially the same as that of the balls 46 and cup seats 44. y s

I claim as my invention- 1. A transmission mechanism comprising alining engine and follower shafts, a hollow countershaft parallel therewith, intermeshing gears of substantially the same diameter fixed respectively to the follower and countershafts, driving gears of progressively increasing` diameters mounted on and for rotation with the engine shaft, one of the driving gears being slidably mounted and adapted to engage the gear on the follower shaft at times, gears of varying diameters loosely mounted on the countershaft, some of the gears on the engine shaft intermeshing at all times with some of the gears on the countershaft, a reverse gear intermeshing with and connecting one of the gears on the engine shaft with one of the gears on the countershaft, locking means carried by the counter-shaft adapted to engage the looselymounted gears thereon, and adjusting means adapted progressively to operate said locking means and also adapted to operate the shiftable gear. n

2. A transmission mechanism comprising alininlg engine and follower shafts, a hollow countershaft parallel therewith, intermeshing gears of substantially the same diameter fixed respectively to said shafts, driving gears of progressively increasing diameters mounted on said engine shaft, some of said gears beinig fixed to said engine shaft, another of said driving gears being slidable on said engine shaft and adapted to engage and drive the gear on the follower shaft, of various diameters loosely mounted on the countershaft, some of the driving gears intermeshing at all times with some of the loosely-mounted gears on the countershaft, locking means carried by the countershaft, and an adjusting device mounted for reciprocation in and longitudinally of the hollow shaft and adapted progressively to engage and connect said locking means to one or another of said loosely-mounted gears on said countershaft.

8. A transmission mechanism comprising alining engine and follower shafts, a hollow countershaft parallel therewith, interineshing gears of substantially the same diameter fixed respectively to said shafts, driving gears of progressively increasing diameters mounted on said engine shaft, some of said gears being fixed to said'engine "shaft, ans other of said driving gears being slidable on said engine shaft and adapted to engage and drive-the gearon the yfollower shaft, gears of various diameters loosely ymounted on the` countersliaft, some of the driving gears inshifting device and operate the same to cons nect the slidable lower shaft.

4. In a transmission mechanism, a hollow countershaft, a plurality of gears loosely mounted in spaced relation on said shaft, spaced locking devices carried by said shaft within the bores of the respective gears, an adjusting rod mounted for reciprocation longitudinally of said shaft and extendinlg therefrom, a device on said rod adapted to gear to the gear on the folvbe moved thereby into operative engagement with respective locking devices for engagement thereof with a respective gear, a shiftable gear extraneous to said countershaft, a shiftinlg device operating thereon, and a device on the adjusting rod adapted to engage Y said shifting device when all of the looselymounted gears are released from said shaft.

5. In a transmission mechanism, a hollow shaft, a gear journaled thereon, said gear being formed with seats in its bore, loclrinlg lugs mounted for radial reciprocation in said shaft, springs Xed in the inner ends of said lugs and engaging the inner face of the bore of said shaft, an adjusting rod mounted for rectilinear reciprocation in said shaft and a boss on said rod adapted to enter between, separate and move said lulgs outwardly into engagement with the seats in the gear.

6. In a transmission mechanism, a hollow shaft, a gear journaled thereon, said gear being formed with seats in its bore, locking devices mounted for radial movement in said shaft, leaf springs fixed to the inner ends of said lulgs and extending oppositely into sliding engagement with the wall of the bore of said shaft, an adjusting rod mounted for rectilinear reciprocation in said shaft, and a boss on said rod adapted to enter between, separate and move said locking devices outwardly into engagement with'said seats in the gear. j

7. In a transmission mechanism, a hollow shaft, i gear journaled thereon, said gear being formed with ratchet-shaped seats in its bore, said shaft being formed with radial slots, locking lugs mounted for reciprocation llO invsad vslots and-shaped at'their'outer ende to'enoaoefn said seats andalso beveled-0 h b C .e 7k n posltely at 'then1 lnner .ends and concaved between the beveled faces; 1eaf'springs fixed" to the' beveled inner-feces 0f the lugs and extending oppostely therefrom `into Sliding engagement with `the Wall of* the boreof seidy shaft, fan adjusting, lrod mounted for rectlhnear kreelprocatlon 1n sald 'Shaft5 Vand' a Y Y V1559,7,944 1 boss On'sad'rod edapted to enterfbetween, 10

separate and meve sind locking devcesout- Wardly lnto engagement Wlththe seats 1n thelgear. .f y

Signed' at. Denver, in the county of ,Denver andlState of Colorado, thisv 8th day- 15 

